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Thursday, January 31, 1974
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RK. INTACT, Lecil Hander relaxes in his home
JBter winning - a three-year court battle with San Jacinto
^pnior College. (Photo by Gary Baldasari)
WASHINGTON (AP)—Vowing
never to resign, President Nixon
has given a qualified pledge in
his State of the Union address to
cooperate with House impeach
ment investigators.
Nixon’s promise came in a dra
matic finale to the Wednesday
night speech delivered to a packed
joint session of Congress and to
millions listening and watching
across the nation.
But he said his cooperation
would have to be tempered by his
presidential responsibilities, a re
mark that drew skeptical com
ments from some Democrats.
Declaring that “one year of
Watergate is enough,” Nixon
called on the Democratic-controll-
ed Congress to join him in making
1974 “a year of unprecedented
progress” in accomplishing a 10-
point agenda of national goals.
He called for action to “break
the back of the energy crisis” and
said he was sending Congress ma
jor proposals in the fields of
health insurance and welfare re
form.
He promised action to safe
guard personal privacy, a pro
posal that produced audible
snickers from some Democratic
lawmakers. He said Arab leaders
will meet soon to consider lifting
their oil embargo and he disclosed
his proposed federal budget would
total $304.4 billion, with increased
defense spending but no new
taxes.
Nixon drew one of his biggest
cheers of the night when he de
clared that a lasting peace is
“the chief legacy I hope to leave
from the eight years of my presi
dency.”
He combined revisions of pre
vious proposals and some new
ones in the 10-point program,
which he called “an agenda of
truly significant progress.”
It also included a pledge there
will be no recession, continued
efforts towards “a just and last
ing settlement in the Middle East,
continued efforts towards his goal
of American self-sufficiency in
energy by 1980, decentralization
of government, increased trans
portation aid to communities and
reform of the federal educational
aid system.
Although most of the 30 inter
ruptions for applause came from
Bill of
to pass
Rights due
convention
the Republican side of the House
chamber, GOP and Democratic
lawmakers joined later in hail
ing Nixon’s goals, while generally
splitting along partisan lines over
Watergate.
Senate Republican Leader Hugh
Scott of Pennsylvania said Nixon
was frank in addressing Water
gate and “I particularly liked his
offer to cooperate with the House
Judiciary Committee.”
That panel’s chairman Rep.
Peter W. Rodino Jr., D-N.J.,
said he interpreted Nixon’s offer
to cooperate consistent with his
presidential responsibilities as
meaning cooperation with limita
tions.
Sen. Philip A. Hart, D-Mich.,
said Nixon seemed to be saying
T will cooperate with the commit
tee of impeachment the way I’ve
cooperated with other committees.
Those materials I want you to
have, I’ll give you.’ ”
Nixon launched his Watergate
remarks, delivered without a text,
after it appeared he had finished
his speech. He declared he wanted
to end on a personal note.
Stating he had cooperated with
the Watergate special prosecutor,
Nixon said “the time has come”
to end that and other investiga
tions.
When he asserted that “one
year of Watergate is enough,”
virtually every Republican in the
chamber rose to his feet, and most
applauded vigorously. Sen. Ed
ward W. Brooks, R-Mass., who
has urged Nixon to resign, stayed
seated.
“I will cooperate so it can con
clude its investigation, make its
decision, and I will cooperate in
any way that I consider consistent
with my responsibilities for the
office of the presidency of the
United States,” he added.
He said he will follow the pre-
(See NIXON, page 3)
peacher keeps beard
"after three-year fight
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Senate asks for athletic votes
- By MARY RUSSO
Staff Writer
A three-year court fight over a board and the
rinciples which it stood for have drawn to a close
or Lecil Hander, TAMU graduate student.
An instructor at San Jacinto Junior College in
asadena, Texas, Hander was disnaissed in January,
971, following the enactment of a no-beard policy.
1 Hander said he wore the beard for a semester
lltittefore encountering trouble from the school
dministration.
This month, visiting U. S. District Judge Peter
'ay of Miami ruled the dismissal unconstitutional,
iranting Hander reinstatement, back pay and legal
lees.
While at TAMU, Hander served as an
irdisli pp 0 j n t e( ] student senator. He said his interest in
tudent government here was “political activity
;ire squ ^eh affirms my belief in democratic participation
>fall segments of our society.”
senior Is Before the passage of the grooming code,
iuad:h lander and two other bearded instructors were
r °Dunii! t0 esta b^ s h a Acuity organization. In Seguin,
m Texas, Hander’s previous teaching job, the faculty
TOi 551,11 had an active voice in policy.
Trimn® “The faculty and students were being
MoA jimed,” Hander charged. “The faculty organization
C ° U ^^ aVC ac * e ^ as3 P ro tecti ve agency.”
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nterft® By CAROL JONES
ton itaff Writer
Odessa* After a discussion with Dr.
larterbul Iharles H. Samson, Athletic
Council chairperson, the Student
ienate passed the Athletic Coun-
il Resolution last night.
Introduced by Vice President
lhariq Yosufzai, the resolution
alls for the appointment to the
Ithletic Council of two student
embers and two alternates with
oting privileges.
"We already have an advisory
ward to the council,” said Yosuf-
ai, “But this will provide a vot-
ng power.”
Samson discussed the nature of
uestions which come before the
ithletic Council. Ticket prices,
•udgets and athletic facilities are
imong the most important. He
aid there are five faculty mem-
m on the council, appointed by
'resident Jack Williams.
“We have had good communica-
ion with the advisory board and
he council is sincere in wanting
o communicate,” said Samson.
We have no interest in doing
omething that isn’t supported by
he whole school, but I feel this
luestion should be answered by
be Board of Directors.”
Curt Marsh (Rules and Regula
rs chairperson) said, “The
4SC and the Health Center both
ave students working with them.
(hy not the Athletic Council ? ”
Senator Tom Taylor said, “Most
tudents that serve on committees
ever have a final voice on a de-
ision anyway. We must look to
ee if students will fill the re-
ponsibilities required to be on
pe Athletic Council.”
In a role call vote the Senate
Iso passed a legislative and
According to Hander, success was in the air
before the Christmas vacation in 1970, but when he
returned, he learned of the new beard regulation. As
“a matter of principle,” Hander refused to shave.
According to Hander, the school administra
tion, led by President Tom Spenser, fired him
without a word on his teaching ability, only his
beard.
Spenser told The Battalion, “Let the court
record speak for itself. I will not discuss anything
further on Hander.”
Hander claimed many other faculty members
have been harrassed or run off by the San Jacinto
administration. He is returning to the college to help
the administration rid itself of “narrow-minded,
restrictive policies” and try again to establish a
faculty organization, if he has time.
Upon his return to San Jacinto, Hander’s
department head gave him a 24-hour teaching load
without overload compensation.
The department head told The Battalion he
would rather not comment on anything for publica
tion.
“Returning to instruction at San Jacinto is
not going to be easy, but I’m tired of people being
too concerned with their own pocketbooks and
interests to be involved,” Hander said.
Sometime today the first article of a proposed new constitution for
Texas should be approved by the Constitutional Convention.
The convention plans to vote on Article 1, the Bill of Rights, which the
convention is forbidden to amend by the 1972 constitutional amendment
which called the convention.
The Education Committee will continue hearings through Saturday on
funds for higher education.
A major part of the Constitutional Commission’s funding of higher
education in Texas, the Available and Permanent University Funds, has come
under fire during committee hearings.
The commission report left the Available and Permanent Funds as they
are in the current Texas Constitution.
Together, the funds provide over $30 million annually to the Texas
A&M University and University of Texas Systems. Last year, the TAMU
System’s share was $10,473,584, according to Clyde Freeman, vice-president
and comptroller of the TAMU System.
TAMU President Jack Williams told the Education Committee earlier
this week that the constitutionally-guaranteed fund had made the “salutary
record of Texas A&M” possible.
The Permanent University Fund, consisting of accumulated mineral
royalties on two million acres of land, gains on investments and lease bonuses,
is worth almost $670 million today. The Available University Fund is the
yearly earnings of the permanent fund.
Senator Jack Ogg of Houston has entered a proposal which would
apparently do away with the funds in the interest of constitutional purity. Ogg
sees no need for “earmarked funds” in a constitution.
Other members of the convention have advocated splitting the available
fund’s income among the 37 four-year colleges in Texas.
Williams, speaking for the Council of Presidents, Texas Public Univer
sities, said all members of the council were opposed to such a move.
UT regent Frank Erwin said a division “would not raise all of them
(universities) to excellence but would only assure that no Texas institution
could achieve national stature.”
Bryan-College Station area State Representative Bill Presnal, a member
of the Education Committee, said the effort to divide the fund was headed by
Rep. Joe Pentony of Houston.
Pentony has not been available for comment this week. Rep. Craig
Washington, a Prairie View A&M University graduate, has asked the committee
to assign Prairie View and TAMU each a share of the available fund, based
upon their student populations.
Both Williams and Presnal felt there was little danger of the funds being
broken up.
If they are, TAMU will be involved in an annual “dogfight for funding,”
Williams said.
Democrats reject $600,000
out-of-court settlement offer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic party source says Democrats are
willing to accept an out-of-court settlement in their $6.4 million lawsuit against
President Nixon’s re-election committee if the price is right.
But the source said a Republican offer of $600,000 to settle the suit has
been rejected.
The Democrats are seeking to recover damages resulting from the June
1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washing
ton, the so-called Watergate break-in.
The source said the Democrats told lawyers for the re-election committee
and the President’s re-election finance committee that the Democratic National
Committee wants $1.25 million to settle its part of the litigation. The source said
he did not know how much other Democratic plaintiffs wanted to settle.
The source said the Republicans made their offer earlier this month but
have not made another offer since it was rejected. The latest offer was $75,000
more than the Republicans offered last April.
Kenneth W. Parkinson, lawyer for the Nixon re-election committee,
declined to confirm the report. But he said, “We’ve had settlement discussions
since spring 1973, and we haven’t been able to accomplish a settlement yet. But
the lawyers are going to continue their efforts.”
Oil tank destroyed
by four radicals
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judicial Constitutional Revisions
Resolution.
Under the proposed revisions,
the title of vice president will be
changed to speaker of the house.
He will be nominated and elected
by the Senate upon his ability to
control the floor of the Senate.
One senator said that allowing
the position of speaker of the
house to be elected by just the
Senate is taking away a major
right of the student body.
John Nash and other senators
replied the Senate is best quali
fied to decide who should control
their floor. The proposed revi
sion would make that the Speak
er’s only responsibility.
Mark Blakemore, Judicial Com
mittee member, spoke before the
Senate about changes in the Judi
cial Committee. He suggested
that the Senate delete a section of
the revision that required the
Judicial Committee to present
day-by-day procedures to the Sen
ate Executive Committee.
Other constitutional revisions
include many title changes.
The Senate heard first readings
on Executive Branch constitu
tional revisions. One major
change would create an executive
director to lessen the burden of
the President.
Student Fee Allocations re
ceived first readings also. “We
will give reasons for the distribu
tion of the fees in next week’s de
bate,” said David White, treas
urer.
An item for the upcoming stu
dent body referendum was also
discussed. It concerns the policy
of walking on the grounds of the
MSG. David White said, “Because
this concerns a question of tradi
tion, I think the students should
have the right to vote upon the
matter.”
President Jack Williams ad
dressed the Senate and then an
swered questions in last night’s
meeting.
Williams gave some general
history of TAMU and some his
tory of its financial background.
He also discussed ideas for
TAMU’s expanding future.
The Senate meets again next
Wednesday night. In that meet
ing it will debate Student Serv
ices Fees allocations for the 1974-
75 school year. Executive branch
constitutional revisions will also
be voted upon.
% Service fee%
| breakdown |
A breakdown on this year’s
usage of the $19 Student Service
Fee was given in the Tuesday Jan.
22 Battalion, but the figures
printed only totalled $18.
The extra dollar belongs to in
tramurals, which receives $1.42
from each $19 fee, instead of 42
cents as was reported.
SINGAPORE </P) —Four Jap
anese radicals blew up an oil tank
at the Shell refinery off Singa
pore today, and three of them
took six hostages aboard a ship
in Singapore harbor, officials
said.
The terrorists threatened to
kill themselves and their hostages
unless they were given safe pass
age from the island state, police
said.
Marine police intercepted the
ship and were reported to have
it surrounded in the harbor’s east
ern anchorage.
Police said the fourth radical
remained on the island of Pulau
Bukom, the Shell refining center.
The four Japanese said they
were members of the Japanese
Red Army, the most radical of
the Japanese student organiza
tions.
The Japanese Embassy report-
THE ROSS VOLUNTEERS put on their class “A’
uniforms and quite a show as they march past Hart Hall.
(Photo by Mike Chadej)
ed that the three radicals aboard
the ship made a ship-to-shore tel
ephone call to the embassy and
demanded that Ambassador Toki-
chiro Uomoto come out to ar
range for their departure by
plane.
Police said a fire caused by the
oil tank explosion had been put
out and nobody was hurt.
After the noon-time explosion,
three of the Japanese seized the
ferry boat Laju which ferries
Shell workers between Singapore
and Pulau Bukom. A government
spokesman said the terrorists
were armed with explosives.
An army helicopter pursued
the terrorist still on Pulau Bu
kom. He was believed armed with
explosives also.
Government sources said Am
bassador Umoto got in touch
with Prime Minister Kakuei Ta
naka in Tokyo, and Tanaka in
structed him to negotiate with
the radicals. The ambassador also
conferred with Prime Minister
Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore be
fore going to the eastern anchor
age to meet with the terrorists.
The sources said a Japan Air
lines plane had been asked to
stand by to fly the Japanese out
of Singapore if that could be ar
ranged.
In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Sec
retary Susumu Nikaido express
ed regret the Red Army was in
volved. He said the ambassador
had been instructed to assist
Prime Minister Lee in every way
possible to resolve the incident.
The Red Army has been in the
news most in recent years for the
activities of some of its members
on behalf of the Palestinian guer
rillas.
About 70 of the organization’s
members are reported to have
joined forces with the guerrillas.
Three of these carried out the
massacre at Israel’s international
airport in 1972 in which two of
the terrorists and 24 other per
sons were killed and more than
70 persons wounded. The third
terrorist in that attack, Kozo Oka-
moto, is serving a life sentence
in an Israeli prison.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M."
Adr.